Studying the wines of Italy is a never-ending pursuit. There are wines made with hundreds of grape varieties I have never...
Every time I taste a new Chianti I am reminded how much I love Sangiovese. It’s a heart-warming grape,...
Joanie Karapetian
LombardiaNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Valle D'Aosta
2I am super proud to be part of the hospitality industry. Supplying Italian wine to restaurants and shops has become...
I had one of the most incredible food and wine experiences of my life recently, all thanks to Dan Pirelli...
Photo by Oliver McCrum– Falanghina and Salty Fried Fish. One of my favorite terroir-minded producers from the area around Naples is...
Joanie Karapetian
Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
9I am Italian by ethnicity on my father’s side of the family. Grandma Lorraine is his mother, my Calabrese nonna....
Thanks to Michael Young of Palm Bay Imports, I had a chance to enjoy this bottle of Brunello the other...
… but only of proper sowing. (T.S. Eliot) Ripe Prünent grapes waiting for harvest at Cantina Garrone. These powerful words by...
Friends of mine are going to the Carso soon. I am ecstatic for them because, even as this is a place I...
I had the pleasure of tasting this bottle, Benanti’s Noblesse, a few weeks ago after we found it thanks to Dan Pirelli,...